Acidiferrobacter thiooxydans, gen. nov. sp. nov.; an acidophilic, thermo-tolerant, facultatively anaerobic iron- and sulfur-oxidizer of the family Ectothiorhodospiraceae

Extremophiles

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 271-279

  Hallberg, Kevin B ^a   Hedrich, Sabrina ^a   Johnson, D Barrie ^a  

^a BANGOR UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Acidophile; Diazotroph; Iron oxidation; Iron reduction; Osmophile; Sulfur oxidation; Thermo tolerance

Indexed keywords

CARBON; IRON; METAL; NITROGEN; SEA WATER; SULFUR;

ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; CULTURE MEDIUM; ECTOTHIORHODOSPIRACEAE; ENZYMOLOGY; GENETICS; NITROGEN FIXATION; OSMOSIS; PH; PHYLOGENY; SPECIES DIFFERENCE; TEMPERATURE;

CARBON; CULTURE MEDIA; ECTOTHIORHODOSPIRACEAE; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; IRON; METALS; NITROGEN; NITROGEN FIXATION; OSMOSIS; PHYLOGENY; SEAWATER; SPECIES SPECIFICITY; SULFUR; TEMPERATURE;

ACIDITHIOBACILLUS FERROOXIDANS; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ECTOTHIORHODOSPIRA; ECTOTHIORHODOSPIRACEAE; GAMMAPROTEOBACTERIA;

EID: 79952250931     PISSN: 14310651     EISSN: 14334909     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00792-011-0359-2     Document Type: Article

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